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HAND STAMP.

(Application filed Apr. 20, 1899.)

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w. B. CAUBLE & s. w. STARKS. HAND'STAMP.

(Application filed Apr. 20, 1899.)

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PATENT "WILLIS B. CAUBLE AND SAMUEL W. STARKS, OF SIDELL, ILLINOIS;

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srEoIFIoArIon forming part 0% Letters Patent No.'641,189, dated .l'anuary e, 1906. Application filed April 20, 1899. Serial No. 713,776. (No model.)

To allwhom it may concern:

Be it known that we, WILLIs B. GAUBLE and SAMUEL W. STARKS, citizens of the United States,residing at Sidell, in the county of Vermilion and State of lllinois,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Self- Inking Stamp-0ancelers and Daters; and we do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to a combined stampcanceler, dater, and self-inker, the object being to provide a device of this character which will be simple,effective, easy of opcration,and give satisfactory results.

For a full understanding of the merits and advantages of the invention reference is to be had to the following description and the drawings hereto attached, in which corresponding and like parts are referred to by the same reference characters.

The improvement consists, essentially, of the novel features and details of construction set forth at length hereinafter and shown in the drawings, in which-- Figure 1 is a perspective view of a handstamp constructed in accordance with and embodying the essential features of the invention. tion thereof. Fig. dis a transverse section of the stamp-head about on the linear m of Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is a bottom plan view, the forward inking-roller and the stamps being omitted. Fig. 5 is a detail perspective view of the head.

The head or body 1 of the stamp is of oblong form and tapers throughout its length and is provided upon its bottom face with a dating-stamp 2 and a canceling-stamp 3, said stamps containing appropriate matter and devices according to the location and design of the user. A chamber 4 is formed medially of the head or body 1 and constitutes a reservoir or fountain for ink. This chamber opens through the top and bottom sides of the head and is closed at its upper end by the rod 5, on which the handle 6 of the stamp is fitted. The opening in the bottom face or side of the head is of oblong form and has a pad 7 fitted thereto, and through which the ink seeps, so as to supply the inking-rollers in the operation of the device. The pad 7 may be Fig. 2 is a central longitudinal sec so as to ink the dating and canceling stamps separately and simultaneously. The slideframe 8 approximates the form of the head 1 in plan elevation,and is held in place by keepers or guides 10, affixed to opposite sides of the said head. A coil-spring 11 is interposed between the smaller ends of the head and slide frame and serves to return the slide-frame or carriage to a normal position when actuated and released. This coil-spring 11 has one end fitted upon a projection 12 at the smaller end of the head and has its opposite end seated against the smaller end of the frame 8 in such a manner as to prevent displacement when the stamp is in service. The inking-rollers 9 may be of rubber, cloth, or felt, and their journals are fitted into bearings provided in opposite sides of the frame 8.

The rod 5 has screw-thread connection with the top side of the head 1 and receives the handle 6, which may be of wood, papiermach, or any desired material, said handle being held in place by a nut 13, fitted. to the upper threaded end of the said rod. A holder 14 of approximately U form has its end portions formed with a series of openings 15,

through a pair of which the rod 5 passes, the handle 6 coming between the end portions of the holder and preventing inward movement thereof. The holder is designed to embrace the .hand and retain the stamp in place when the grip is relaxed. The openings 15 admit of the holder being adjusted, so as to reduce the space between the parallel portions of the handle 6 and holder 14 to suit differentsized hands.

A bracket-arm 16 is secured to an end portion of the head and projects therefrom in an opposite direction to the holder 14, and its outer end is bifurcated and receives the lower portion of a lever 17, which is fulcrumed thereto, the lower end of the lever having pivotal connection with the larger end of the carriage or slide-frame 8. The upper end por tion of the lever 17 normally stands at an angle to the handle 6 and is adapted to be pressed inward by the hand when it is required to move the carriage to cause the inking-rollers to pass over the dating and canceling stamps. The lower portion of the rod 5 is enlarged, forming a shoulder against which the arm 16 is confined. The parts-the arm 16 and slide-frame 8have a limited play, so as to obviate binding and admit of the free operation of the lever 17 and carriage without binding.

The parts being assembled substantially as set forth and the proper canceling and dating stamps being applied to the head 1, an operation of the lever 17 will effect a sliding movement of the carriage or frame 8 and cause the inking-rollers to pass over the said stamps and supply ink thereto. An inward movement of the upper end of the lever 17 causes the carriage to move upward against the tension of the spring 11, and when said lever is released the spring 11, regainingitself, returns the carriage to a normal position. It will thus be seen-that the inking-rollers pass over the stamps twice at each operation of the lever.

The carriage is constructed of a thin strip of metal bent about into the form shown, and its side portions are adapted to yield laterally, so as not to interfere with the free reciprocating movements. The lower arms of the keepers 10 pass through slots 18 in the side bars of the frame, and said slots have middle and end deflections 19 in position to register with the lower arms of the keepers and efiect a lifting of the carriage and ink-rollers when the carriage is at the limit of its movements in each direction, whereby the inkrollers are lifted above the printing-surfaces of the stamps, so as not to smear or blur the letter or matter being postmarked. The stamps are held in place when fitted to the head by any of the usual means.

The stamp is used in the ordinary manner for postmarking mail-matter and canceling the stamps affixed thereto. The invention may be applied to different makes and types of stamps, and in such adaptation it is to be understood that various changes in the form, proportion, and minordctails of construction may be resorted to without departing from or sacrificing any of the advantages of the invention.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is 1. In a postmarking and stamp-canceling device, the combination with the head provided with marking-stamps and an ink-supply between the stamps, of a frame slidably applied to the head and bearing inking-rollers to travel in alternation over the marking-stamps and ink-supply, and a lever for actuating the said frame, substantially as set forth.

2. In a device for postmarking mail-matter and canceling stamps and having a chamher for receiving a supply of ink and open ing through the lower face of the head at a point intermediate of the dating and canceling stamps, of a pad applied to the opening in the lower face of the head, a frame slidably applied to the said head, an inking-roller applied to the frame and normally standing between the dating and canceling stamps, a second inking-roller journaled to the frame and located in the rear of the canceling-stamp, and actuating mechanism for imparting a reciprocating movement to the frame, as and for the purpose set forth.

3. In a device of the character set forth, a chambered head provided with a stamp, a pad applied to the head for distributing the ink contained in the chamber thereof, a frame slidably fitted to the head and carrying inkdistributing rollers, a spring interposed between the head and frame for returning the latter to a normal position, and a lever for actuating said frame, substantially as described.

4. In a device of the character specified, a head having a stamp, and provided with an ink-distributing pad, a handle applied to the head, a frame slidably connected with the head and bearing an ink-distributin g roller, a springinterposed between the frame and head for returning said frame to a normal position, an arm projecting outwardly from the head, and a lever fulcru med to the arm and having connection with the frame, and having an end portion extending within convenient reach of the handle to adapt the stamp and inking mechanism for operation with one hand, sub stantially as described.

5. In a hand-stamp, the combination with the stamp-head, a handle applied thereto, and inking mechanism includinga movable rollerframe, of a holder of approximately U form located at one side of the handle and having its parallel members connected therewith, and a lever located at the opposite side of the said handle and connected with the movable rollerframe and having a portion within convenient reach of the handle to admit of the stamp and inking mechanism being operated by one hand, substantially as set forth.

6. In a device of the character described, the combination with the stamp-head having an ink-distributer, a rod applied to the said head, and a frame slidably mounted with ref erence to the head and bearing an ink-distributing roller, an arm fitted to the head, a lever fulcrumed to the arm and having connection with the slide-frame, a holder of approximately U form having adjustable connection with the said rod, a handle slipped upon the rod and coming between the end portions of the holder, and means for confining the arm, holder and handle upon the rod, as and for the purpose specified.

7. In a device of the character described, a tapering head provided with dating and canceling stamps, and having an intermediate portion chambered and opening through the c ii,ise a top and bottom sides of the head, a handle applied to the head and closing the upper end of the chamber, a pad applied to and closing the opening formed in the lower face of said head, a tapering frame slidably fitted to the head, a coil-spring interposed between the smaller ends of the slide-frame and head, ink-rollers journaled to the slide-frame, and a lever for actuating the slide-frame, the parts being arranged to cooperate substantially in the manner specified.

8. In a device of the character set forth, a head having impression means, a carriage consisting of a frame embracing the sides of the head and having longitudinal slots formed with a middle and terminal depressions, and provided with means for supplying ink to the impression means, and actuating mechanism for reciprocating the carriage, the latter receiving an upward movement at the ends of 26 [11. s.] L. s.] 

